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RECOMMENDED WEB SITES
FOR YOUNG WOMEN:
Engineer
Girl
This web site is designed to help girls and young women
turn their imagination into reality with a future in engineering.
The site offers career facts, education tips, lists of great
achievements, and provides an interactive module to ask
questions of current engineers.
http://www.engineergirl.org
Girlstart
A non-profit organization founded in Austin, Texas which
encourages and empowers girls in mathematics, science, technology
and engineering.
http://www.girlstart.org
Expect
the Best from a Girl
This web site profiles a number of mental skills and characteristics
that girls and boys can share with similar coaching and
provides helpful information for parents to help their daughters
excel.
http://www.academic.org
Cybergrrl
A web site featuring an excellent list of national and
regional links to technology programs designed just for
girls. The site features activities sponsored through agencies
such as the YWCA, Girls Incorporated and the Backyard Project.
Click
here for more information
Figure
This!
Presents math challenges for families by the National Science
Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. Targets
junior high aged girls.
http://www.figurethis.org
RECOMMENDED WEB SITES FOR WOMEN:
Binary
Girl
A web site designed to share knowledge with those interested
in learning more about technology through an interactive
community of women. The site includes a job profile section,
job classifieds, “techie” toy profiles, jargon
defininitions, tech resources and the latest news.
http://www.binarygirl.com
Wired
Woman
An online interactive community that encourages women to
explore job opportunities in technology and to build successful
computer careers.
http://www.wiredwoman.com
Wise-Women
An online community for web designers, developers and programmers
that publishes new content weekly through its online newsletter.
http://www.wise-women.org
Institute
for Women and Technology
This site is dedicated to gathering individuals committed
to changing the world for women in technology careers. Programs
are designed to promote the mission in unique ways that
benefit specific communities. The site also features a Virtual
Development Center.
http://www.iwt.org
Center
for Women and Information Technology
This web site was established to encourage women to become
more involved with information technology. The Center offers
many resources on its web site, including extensive news
coverage of women and IT, announcements of relevant conferences
and calls for papers, a bibliography of books about women
and IT, and more.
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit
Association
for Women in Computing
A non-profit national technology organization that promotes
the advancement of women across all computing professions.
http://www.awc-hq.org
Association
for Women in Mathematics
This non-profit organization is dedicated to encouraging
women and girls in the mathematical sciences. This site
includes information about a mentor network.
http://www.awm-math.org
Women
in Technology International
This professional organization offers online resources
including newsletters, leadership profiles, conferences
and a special site for young women. This is a good site
for current statistics relating to all computer industries.
http://www.witi.org/center
American
Association of University Women
This site offers numerous resources for career-oriented
women including a recent “Tech-Savvy” study that
addresses educating girls in the new computer age.
http://www.aauw.org
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